TRANSDEF has long been a supporter of
High Speed Rail (HSR). We believe that building HSR is the
best way to provide connectivity between California’s
regions. It will encourage land use plans to emphasize
proximity to transit and minimize greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, the goals of SB 375. HSR is an important part of
California’s strategy for the future.

Organization of this
HSR Website

The California
High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has made a total mess
of its assigned responsibility by politicizing what
should have been a straightforward project. It has wasted
hundreds of millions of dollars creating plans for
asystem that cannot be
built.

Other
HSR Plans
TRANSDEF recommends thewebsiteof the California Rail Foundation for
its thoughtful analyses of how an HSR system should be
designed.
The Train Riders Association of California adopted a
Resolution advocatinga Plan B for HSR in
California.

TRANSDEF Opposed
Proposition 1A, the California High-Speed Rail Bond
MeasureThe
TRANSDEF Board adopted a position of opposition to the
Proposition: TRANSDEF strongly supports High-Speed Rail,
but feels the current California High-Speed Rail Authority
Board and its staff cannot be trusted. Therefore, TRANSDEF
opposes Proposition 1A. The President of TRANSDEF, David
Schonbrunn, debated Quentin Kopp, the Chairman of the
California High-Speed Rail Authority, on October 22, 2008
on KALW-FM. Apodcastis available here. (A broadband
connection is needed to download this 27 Mb mp3 file.)

High-Speed Rail expert Joseph Vranichtestifiedin 2008 before the California Senate
Transportation and Housing Committee on the flaws of the
High-Speed Rail Authority's proposal, and concluded
"It's time to dissolve the California High-Speed Rail
Authority." That recommendation is even more appropriate
in 2014.

Here's apodcastof a KGO-AM show about Prop. 1A. David
Schonbrunn appears about 15 minutes in. (Note that there
are several minutes of banter before the 1A segment
starts).